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  1. Re: Which enlarger for color and B/W prints?

    Hello,

    thank you for your advices!

    From what I've understood condenser type of head produces prints that are sharper than the ones produced with a diffusion head. And I want to produce sharp...
  2. Which enlarger for color and B/W prints?

    Hello!

    So far I used to scan my negatives and then go through a digital procedure but now I have finally decided to purchase an enlarger and start making my own prints.
    I've read a bit all around...
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    Re: My Darkroom Plan - Any advice?

    Hello,

    thank you for the answer!

    So you mean something like this?
    As I will build the sink myself I can give it the shape I want.
    Will a L shape sink work well as a normal rectangular one?...
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    Re: What's the real color of negatives?!

    Hello everybody and thank you for the answers!

    Let's go in order:
    Mark - thank you! I saw some video from Lynda before but I've never seen this one about scanning. I'll give it a try!
    ...
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    What's the real color of negatives?!

    Hello everybody!

    I have a question that has been my nightmare for some weeks now and, personally, I cannot find an answer...

    The question is, as you can imagine, what's the real color of a...
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    My Darkroom Plan - Any advice?

    Hello!

    I am lucky and I have a nice space where to create my new darkroom, basically it's the kitchen of my previous apartment (so I'll have the connection to running water)

    Attached here there...
  7. Sinar X and Rodenstock 300mm - Bellows?

    Hello everybody!

    I have just happily bought a used rodenstock 300mm to use together with my Sinax X 4x5 but when I received the lens I realized that I did not take into accont the super long...
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    Compur 1 = which board!?

    Hello,

    I've recently bought a Rodenstock 90mm f/4,5 mounted on a compur 1 shutter.
    I have a Sinar X and I am looking for a proper board for this lens.
    According to the seller the board should...
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Sorry for the last message, it has been a misunderstanding between me and the seller.


    Ale
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Thank you very much!

    I've read your answer but the seller told me that the shutter for this grandagon f/4,5 is a compur 0, how is it possible?! Shouldn't it be a copal 1?

    Thank you very much!
    ...
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Hello,

    thank you very much for all your answers!

    I have found a lens for an interesting price but it has a little scratch (more or less 0,5mm) on the front element.
    Do you think this would...
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Hello,

    I am very sorry for getting backt to this conversation once again.
    After having thought a lot about it I came to the conclusion that probably either the Rodenstock Grandagon 90mm f/4.5 or...
  13. Re: Manfrotto 055XProb + Sinar X but which head?!

    Okay,

    I'll try to look for the sinar head!
    Thank you!
    Does it have any specific name?!

    Ale
  14. How to carry exposed polaroids in the fields...

    Hello,

    I am planning to shoot a lot of polaroid while I am out in the fields or simply in studio but I was wondering if there was a proper method for storing the positives (and negative parts)...
  15. Re: Manfrotto 055XProb + Sinar X but which head?!

    Uhm, no thank you, actually I would like a proper head.

    Thank you for the suggestion anyway!

    Ale
  16. Manfrotto 055XProb + Sinar X but which head?!

    Hello,

    I have had for a few weeks a Sinar X, my first large format camera, and so far I have used it attached directly to my tripod, a Manfrotto 055XProb.

    I know that probably it's not the...
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    Re: Polaroid 405 on Sinar X

    Hello,

    I've tried with the camera but it seems like there is not enough space to put it in "the wrong way" when shooting in portrait mode.
    For now I just bend the dark slide but I am a bit afraid...
  18. Re: Testing EI - Neg Dev Time - Print Dev Time

    Hello!

    Thank you very much for your response!

    I still haven't performed the test as I still need to find the time to go and buy the thermometer, so it would be worthless...

    Thank you very...
  19. Re: Testing EI - Neg Dev Time - Print Dev Time

    Thank you for correcting my math!
    Actually I literally followed my meter and I multiplied by 4 the number that I got.

    Therefore, supposing I will test the film considering only 1 stop intervals,...
  20. Re: Testing EI - Neg Dev Time - Print Dev Time

    Thank you all for your responses!

    To Heroique...
    I have previously opened another topic about the tmax100 and the unpleasant results I had and during the discussion I've learned about these tests...
  21. Testing EI - Neg Dev Time - Print Dev Time

    Hello,

    following the discussion about the lack of contrast with the TMAX100 I am doing some test to find out what I might have done wrong and to be more precise in the future.
    Looking up in the...
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Thank you all for your useful responses!

    So far I think I could restrict the decision between the Grandagon and the Super Angulon XL.
    The reason for this is because I would need a big amount of...
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Thank you!

    But in the secon link how do I see the tests?
    I only see a list of lenses...

    Nobody has any suggestions?!
    I am a bit lost, the more I look around the more lens I find but I can't...
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    Best 90mm lens...

    Hello!

    Lately I have really felt the need for buying a 90mm lens (as it would be only my second lens) but, despite all my research online, it has not be easy to find some information.

    I could...
  25. Re: Kodak TMAX100 - 2 Part - something went wrong

    Ah ok ok ok...
    I always heard the word transparencies for them, never heard of chromes before.
    Thank you for the explanation!

    Going back to black and whites...
    I've read about how to perform...
  26. Re: Kodak TMAX100 - 2 Part - something went wrong

    Thank you for the answers!

    What are chromes!?
    I have never heard of them...
    I probably saw something exploring the link to the film tests made by dr5 but I did not really get what it was.
    Are...
  27. Re: Kodak TMAX100 - 2 Part - something went wrong

    Hello and thank you very much for all your answers!

    Unfortunately I don't have my laptop with me in this moment and therefore I cannot post any results.

    Anyway I can say that I did developed...
  28. Kodak TMAX100 - 2 Part - something went wrong

    Hello everybody...

    For the ones who read the previous post this is the second part...
    For the ones who haven't read the other thread I would like to apology in advance for any stupid question but...
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    Re: Kodak TMAX100 Overexposed

    Great,

    I've strated developing everything with standard dev times and it seems to be fine.

    At the beginning I've made a test and I developed two sheets for 6.15 sec.
    Then, because I thought...
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    Re: Kodak TMAX100 Overexposed

    Hello,

    thank you very much for all the responses!

    Actually I am getting even more confused than I was at the beginning... :-)

    I'll try to explain what happened a bit better:

    I was...
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    Kodak TMAX100 Overexposed

    Hello everyone,

    I am writing to you because I need some help in developing some images correctly...
    I am new to 4x5 format and so I decided to make a test to get started (obviously).

    What...
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    Re: Kentmere VC Select for Contact Sheets

    Thank you for the answer...

    I am super new to large format and printing my own print so I do apology for the stupid question.
    I've tried to search the forum but probably it's such an easy...
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    Kentmere VC Select for Contact Sheets

    Hello,

    I have just bought a package of Kentmere VS Select paper to try to print some contact sheets.
    I know that this is paper to use with an enlarger and therefore it should be very fast if...
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    Re: Polaroid 405 on Sinar X

    To Gary:
    Are you sure you can mount it this way?! It would be fantastic...
    I don't have my camera with me and I cannot try but I will definetively keep you updated if it is possible to do so...
    ...
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    Polaroid 405 on Sinar X

    Hello,

    my name is Alessandro, an Italian photographer now living in London.
    I am completely new to LF photography so I would like to apology in advance for any silly question that I could...
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